Proton

Swiss technology company
Organization limited_company Q30537036
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Proton

Summary

Proton is a limited company[1]. Proton ranks in the top 10% of limited_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Proton is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Proton's instance of is recorded as limited company[4].
  • Proton's instance of is recorded as software company[5].
  • Proton's headquarters location is recorded as Plan-les-Ouates[6].
  • Proton's chief executive officer is recorded as Andy Yen[7].
  • Proton's child organization or unit is recorded as Proton Financial[8].
  • Proton's Commons category is recorded as Proton AG[9].
  • Proton's industry is recorded as software industry[10].
  • July 18, 2014 marks the founding of Proton[11].
  • May 16, 2014 marks the founding of Proton[12].
  • Proton's parent organization or unit is recorded as Proton Foundation[13].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me[14].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://protonmailrmez3lotccipshtkleegetolb73fuirgj7r4o4vfu7ozyd.onion/[15].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://protonapps.com/[16].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/pl[17].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/ru[18].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/tr[19].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/nl[20].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/pt-br[21].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/it[22].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/es-es[23].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/de[24].
  • Proton's official website is recorded as https://proton.me/fr[25].
  • Proton's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][26].
  • Proton's product or material produced is recorded as Proton Mail[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include July 18, 2014[11] and May 16, 2014[12].

Identity

Proton's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Proton AG'}[28]. Proton's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Proton'}[29].

Leadership

Proton's chief executive officer is recorded as Andy Yen[7].

Operations

Proton's headquarters location is recorded as Plan-les-Ouates[6]. Proton's parent organization or unit is recorded as Proton Foundation[13]. Proton's child organization or unit is recorded as Proton Financial[8].

Industry

Proton's industry is recorded as software industry[10].

Ownership

Products include Proton Mail[27], Proton VPN[30], Proton Drive[31], Proton Calendar[32], Proton Pass[33], and Proton Wallet[34].

Why It Matters

Proton ranks in the top 10% of limited_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,221 views/month).[2] Proton has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Proton is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . proton.me. Retrieved . proton.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ge.ch. ge.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . proton.me. Retrieved . proton.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . proton.me. proton.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . reddit.com. Retrieved . reddit.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . proton.me. proton.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . proton.me. proton.me. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2h ago · AleatoryPonderings · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tiktok username privacytok
    Viaf cluster id 158733959
    Telegram username proton_privacy
    Threads username protonprivacy
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P214]]: 158733959"
  2. 4w ago · Wikihistorian · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Q131506162
    Domain name proton.me
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q131506162]]"
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